clozapine
noun
clo·za·pine
ˈklō-zə-ˌpēn 
: an antipsychotic drug C18H19ClN4 used in the treatment of schizophrenia
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Other countries have been more discerning about clozapine’s public health calculus, resulting in less-stringent monitoring regulations and more widespread clozapine prescribing.
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Brian Barnett, STAT, 9 May 2022
To prevent and rapidly address cases of agranulocytosis, the FDA requires clozapine’s manufacturers to jointly administer the clozapine REMS program.
—Brian Barnett, STAT, 9 May 2022
Frustratingly, the antipsychotic that works best against schizophrenia’s symptoms—clozapine, which emerged in the late 1980s—can have the nastiest unwanted effects, including weight gain, diabetes, and excessive sleepiness.
—WIRED, 10 Feb. 2023
For them, clozapine is the gold standard treatment.
—Brian Barnett, STAT, 9 May 2022
Many medications can cause excess salivation, such as clonozapam (Klonopin) and clozapine (Clozaril).
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2021
He was evaluated by a doctor, now a defendant in the lawsuit, who did not prescribe clozapine.
—Sydney Czyzon, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
Research suggests that chlorpromazine is the most likely to cause seizures among typical antipsychotics while clozapine is most likely among atypicals.
—Kimberly Truong, SELF, 7 Dec. 2018
Twenty days later, Mathew stopped regularly taking clozapine, an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia.
—oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019
Brian Barnett, STAT, 9 May 2022
To prevent and rapidly address cases of agranulocytosis, the FDA requires clozapine’s manufacturers to jointly administer the clozapine REMS program.
—Brian Barnett, STAT, 9 May 2022
Frustratingly, the antipsychotic that works best against schizophrenia’s symptoms—clozapine, which emerged in the late 1980s—can have the nastiest unwanted effects, including weight gain, diabetes, and excessive sleepiness.
—WIRED, 10 Feb. 2023
For them, clozapine is the gold standard treatment.
—Brian Barnett, STAT, 9 May 2022
Many medications can cause excess salivation, such as clonozapam (Klonopin) and clozapine (Clozaril).
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2021
He was evaluated by a doctor, now a defendant in the lawsuit, who did not prescribe clozapine.
—Sydney Czyzon, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
Research suggests that chlorpromazine is the most likely to cause seizures among typical antipsychotics while clozapine is most likely among atypicals.
—Kimberly Truong, SELF, 7 Dec. 2018
Twenty days later, Mathew stopped regularly taking clozapine, an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia.
—oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019
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clozapine
noun
clo·za·pine
ˈklō-zə-ˌpēn
: an antipsychotic drug C18H19ClN4 with serious side effects (as seizures and agranulocytosis) that is used in the management of schizophrenia
Note: Clozapine is marketed under the trademark Clozaril.
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